Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Mapak in Papua New Guinea is the name of a plant defined with Pangium edule in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Kagoshima University Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Occasional Papers (2001)
· Sylloge Plantarum Novarum (1824)
· Isis (1823)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Mapak, for example extract dosage, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, health benefits, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Maapak is another spelling for मापक [māpaka].—adj. measuring; n. 1. a scale; measure; 2. measuring appliance;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Mapaka, Mapaki, Mapako, Mapakundika.

Ends with: Asamaapak, Duramapaka, Samaapak, Suramaapak, Taap-parimaapak, Varshamapak.

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Search found 1 books and stories containing Mapak, Maapak; (plurals include: Mapaks, Maapaks). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Triveni Journal

The Native Idiom in Marathi < [October 1937]

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